Rice is an amazing and versatile food. There are hundreds of varieties that can be made into thousands of dishes around the world. Rice is a food of many talents, if you drop your phone in water you can use a big bag of rice to dry it out and bring it back to life. Rice is used in desserts like rice pudding, stews like Jambalaya, Japanese sushi and much more. Many rice dishes around the world contain a variety of different ingredients indigenous to that region. This visualization from the team at How To Cook Recipes shows 40 different rice dishes from around the world. Here are ten of my favorite picks from the list:
- Indian rice pudding: Kheer
- Spanish rice dish: Paella
- Indonesian fried rice dish: Nasi goreng
- Japanese rice roll: Sushi
- Cajun rice dish: Jambalaya
- Puerto Rican rice dish: Arroz con gandules
- Greek rice dish: Melitzanopilafo
- Afghan rice dish: Kabuli pulao
- Creole rice dish: Dirty rice
- Thai fried rice: Pad kra pao
Infographic by: howtocook.recipes